Politics

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has called on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirants to unite and sack the non-performing All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government. Wike also called on the…

Nigerian afro-pop singer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face or 2Baba, has told Nigerian youths to stop celebrating political thieves. 2baba told Vanguard that it was unwise for the youths to be celebrating criminally-minded…

A coalition of South-East and South-South youth organisations, on Friday, after an emergency meeting, endorsed Senate President Bukola Saraki as their candidate for the presidency in the country ahead of the 2019 general elections.…

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has said that all its presidential aspirants must sign an undertaking that they will abide by the outcome of its presidential primary slated for October 5 and 6. Also, the party…

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears to be at the crossroads over what to do with the high number of aspirants jostling for the party’s presidential ticket. So far, 13 aspirants have indicated…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, was emotional at his Presidential Campaign Office in Abuja yesterday shortly after obtaining his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms from the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party…

Oil magnate, Tonye Dele-Cole, is poised to fly the flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Rivers State governorship election next year, following the adoption of his candidacy by stakeholders at their apex leadership caucus…

Contrary to its earlier stand on procedure for primaries, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it would now apply direct mode of primary for all the elective offices in the 2019 general election. The new position by the…

The reports that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State is planning to defect to the PEOPLES DEMOCARTIC PARTY PDP is a lie and a fake NEWS. The reports said that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has entered into an emergency…

NOT less than 3,000 residents of Ikoyi/Obalende/Eti-Osa Constituency 2 will benefit from free eyecare sponsored by the lawmaker representing Eti-Osa Constituency 2 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Gbolahan Olusegun Yishawu aka…

Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, has promised to support female politicians aspiring for political offices across party lines. According to a statement on Thursday by Suleiman Haruna, her spokesman, the president’s wife spoke…

Bukola Saraki has purchased the presidential nomination form of the Peoples Democratic Party. The form was obtained on his behalf by the Director-General of the Saraki Presidential Campaign Organisation, Honourable Mohammed Wakil, at the…

Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, says he will remain in the upper legislative chamber forever, if he wants. Ekeweramdu said this on Thursday while speaking at the event organised by the Not Too Young To Run movement. The…

About 7,000 members of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) in Delta State, including two aides of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, have dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The decampees, mainly from Oleh…

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday night declared that the government of the outgoing Osun State Governor, Rauf Aragbesola, has laid good foundation for the party to retain the…

Rinsola, daughter of MKO Abiola, presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 election, has resigned her membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter to the leadership of the party, Rinsola cited the reasons she…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday hosted the South West Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to a dinner at the First Lady Conference hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the…

Media Mogul, Dele Momodu has reacted to Senate President, Bukola Saraki’s declaration to run for presidency in 2019 election. The publisher of Ovation Magazine, while fielding questions from Nigerians on Twitter about the Senate…

Except it is carefully handled, the selection or election of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 elections may set the party on the path of fresh crisis and ultimately dash its hope of returning…

Senate President Bukola Saraki says his declaration to run for office of the president was not meant to put the Not Too Young To Run movement in a difficult position. On Thursday, the senate president declared his intention to run at…

Presidential aspirant and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore has rejected the emergence of Fela Durotoye as the consensus candidate of the Presidential Aspirants Coming Together, PACT. DAILY POST reports that Durotoye, who…

Kingsley Moghalu, presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), has withdrawn from the Presidential Aspirants Coming Together (PACT) which produced Fela Durotoye as its consensus candidate ahead of 2019 elections. PACT…

Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, has picked the presidential nomination form of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The politician, who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the PDP earlier in the…

The National Assembly joint committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday gave a harmonised final figure on the budget of INEC for the 2019 general election. The committee, after considering the initial…